In a widely trailed speech, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie MP is the latest Labour figure to hint that an incoming Labour government might abolish Police and Crime Commissioners.

Mr Leslie said:

'In the field of emergency services, rather than addressing the structure and cost of police force administration, this Government opted for the creation of Police & Crime Commissioners.

An incoming Labour government should abolish Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and replace them with boards that can better represent local interests, according to former Home Secretaries Alan Johnson and Charles Clarke.